Preliminary Task - Marking other student's work

We decided to mark another group's preliminary task so that we could avoid error's that others may have made as well as our own. It will also help them improve their work.

The clip starts with a title, which takes up the whole screen and it displays the names of the group. This does not look very professional because it is only black and white and a standard font which gives the impression that not much effort has been put into the movie. This then fades into the clip which is nice and shows a characters walking down a corridor. A smooth pan is used to follow the character to the door and then match on action is successfully used as the door opens.

As the character walks inside the room, a jump cut is used which makes him jump across the room a little bit. If this happened in a real film then it would have a negative effect on the quality of the film and becomes unbelievable. The character also possesses a cheeky grin as he walks in, which again if used in a real film it would be unacceptable and may ruin the audiences perception of the film. The pan used here is worse than the first one because the pace is not consistent throughout.

As the characters talk, very quick over the shoulder shot's are used (which are at a good angle as all the attention is on the dialogue and not being distracted by objects in the background). The character who then exits the room has a very visible and distracting jump cut as he stands which would ruin a film. Overall, the preliminary would not be believable if it was a real film but some good shots and transitions are used. After analysing their preliminary they can improve their final work and make sure that no mistakes are made in their thriller.

Thomas Steer